Quote Originally Posted by gugi View Post
i have no experience with this strop or the paste you are using, but just to make sure i get this right
- you shaved once and it was good
- second shave the razor was dull? if not which shave you decided it's dull
- did you ever use the linen unpasted?
- after you've used the paste what exactly do you do next? strop on leather? shave?
It on about the third shave I really notice it's pulling.
No I've never used the linen unpasted.
After stropping on the pasted side I have done three things:
One - I've tested the blade for sharpness with the HHT and on the hairs of my arm. Then stopped and it's not as sharp afterward.
Two - I've stropped on the pasted side and shaved and it was a nice shave. Stropped the second day and it's pulling.
Three - stropped on the pasted side, stropped and shaved and it was ok. Stropped the second or third day and it's pulling badly.

Nothing other than shaving after stropping on the pasted side gives me anywhere near the shave of the razor from the first and second days after having it honed.